Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
33:1 Bɔne biara rensi nea osuro Awurade no so; nanso wɔ
sɔhwɛ mpo bio obegye no.
33:2 Onyansafoɔ nkyi mmara; na deɛ ɔyɛ nyaatwomfoɔ wɔ mu no te sɛ
hyɛn a ɛwɔ ahum mu.
33:3 Onipa a ɔwɔ nhumu de ne ho to mmara so; na mmara no di nokware ma
no, sɛ ɔkasafo.
33:4 Siesie deɛ wobɛka, na saa na wɔbɛtie wo, na kyekyere
nkyerɛkyerɛ, na afei yɛ mmuae.
33:5 Ɔkwasea koma te sɛ teaseɛnam ntwahonan; na n’adwene te sɛ
axletree a ɛrehuruhuruw.
33:6 Ɔpɔnkɔ te sɛ adamfo a ɔyɛ fɛwdi, ɔbɔ obiara ase
nea ɔte ne so.
33:7 Adɛn nti na da bi boro da foforo so, bere a ɛte sɛ da biara hann nyinaa wɔ
afe no yɛ owia dea?
33:8 Awurade nimdeɛ so na wɔyii wɔn ho adi, na ɔsesaa
mmere ne apontow ahorow.
33:9 Wama wɔn mu binom ayɛ nnapɔnna, na watew wɔn ho, na ebinom nso
wayɛ nna a ɛyɛ mpapahwekwa.
33:10 Na nnipa nyinaa firi fam, na wɔde asase na wɔbɔɔ Adam.
33:11 Nimdeɛ bebree mu na Awurade akyekyɛ wɔn mu, na wayɛ wɔn akwan
sonobi-sonobi.
33:12 Ɔhyiraa wɔn mu binom na ɔmaa wɔn so na ɔtew wɔn mu binom ho.
na ɔde ne ho bɛbɛn ne ho, na wadome wɔn mu binom na wabrɛ wɔn ase, .
na wɔdanee wɔn ho firii wɔn mmeaeɛ.
33:13 Sɛnea dɔte wɔ ɔnwemfo nsam no, sɛ ɔmfa nwene no sɛnea ɔpɛ no
onipa wɔ deɛ ɔyɛɛ no no nsam, sɛ ɔbɛtua wɔn ka sɛ ɔno
papa pa ara.
33:14 Wɔde papa si bɔne so, na nkwa tia owuo, saa ara na onyamesomfoɔ nso te
tia ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ, na ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ nso tia onyamesomfoɔ.
33:15 Enti monhwɛ Ɔsorosoroni no nnwuma nyinaa; na mmienu ne mmienu wɔ hɔ, .
wɔn ho wɔn ho tia wɔn ho wɔn ho.
33:16 Menyanee akyiri yi, sɛ obi a ɔboaboa bobe twafoɔ akyi.
Awurade nhyira so na minyaa mfaso, na metiatia me nsa-kyi-amoa so te sɛ a
bobe a wɔboaboa ano.
33:17 Monsusu sɛ ɛnyɛ me nko ara nti na meyɛɛ adwumaden, na mmom wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ nyinaa
resua adeɛ.
33:18 Muntie me, O ɔman no mu mmarima akɛseɛ, na momfa mo aso tie, mo
asafo no sodifo.
33:19 Mma wo ba ne wo yere, wo nua ne wo adamfo, tumi wɔ wo so
wote ase, na mfa w’agyapade mma obi foforo, na ansakra wo ho, na
wosan srɛ saa ara bio.
33:20 Bere tenten a wote ase na wowɔ ahome wɔ wo mu no, mfa wo ho mma
biara.
33:21 Na eye sɛ wo mma bɛhwehwɛ wo, sene sɛ wo
ɛsɛ sɛ wogyina wɔn animtew akyi.
33:22 Wo nnwuma nyinaa mu no, sie wo ho; nnyaw nkekae biara wɔ mu
w’anuonyam.
33:23 Bere a wobɛwie wo nna na woawie wo nkwa no, .
kyekyɛ w’agyapadeɛ.
33:24 Aduane, poma ne nnesoa yɛ afunumu dea; ne paanoo, nteɛso, ne
adwuma, ma akoa. .
33:25 Sɛ wode w’akoa ma adwuma a, wobɛnya ahomegyeɛ, na sɛ woma a
ɔno a ɔnyɛ hwee, ɔbɛhwehwɛ ahofadi.
33:26 Konnua ne kɔndua kotow kɔn, saa ara na ayayade ne ayayade te ma obi
akoa bɔne.
33:27 Soma no ma ɔnkɔyɛ adwuma, na wanyɛ kwa; ɛfiri sɛ ɔkwasea kyerɛkyerɛ pii
bɔne.
33:28 Fa no nyɛ adwuma, sɛdeɛ ɛfata no, sɛ ɔnyɛ osetie a, hyɛ pii
nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a emu yɛ duru.
33:29 Na mommma obiara nntra so; na sɛ wunni adwempa a, monnyɛ hwee.
33:30 Sɛ wowɔ akoa a, ma ɔnyɛ wo sɛ wo ho, ɛfiri sɛ wo
de bo atɔ no.
33:31 Sɛ wowɔ akoa a, srɛ no sɛ onua, ɛfiri sɛ ɛhia wo
no, sɛ wo kra deɛ: sɛ wo srɛ no bɔne na ɔdwane a
wo, ɔkwan bɛn na wobɛfa so akɔhwehwɛ no?